SilverBlade said:
maybe its because I'm formatting them before I write to them, which may screw it up, could that be a possibility?
That could be possible I've had dvd-rw media allow me to right to it once. Well also you don't need to format first time you use it. I've also found some media rw to be junk with my 104 like Memorex and some older OPTODISC (OW470-000). As far as what the Memorex media was I don't remember and I counldn't find my post.
You never told us what the media is you use? I would say use DVD Decrypter to tell us what the Manufacturer ID is.
Start DVD Decrypter => Source (drive where you have blank rw) => Mode => ISO => Read (make sure the check is on read)
Then your box on the right will look something like this:
This happens to be
CompUSA brand DVD-RW (OPTODISC) That work great for me.
DVD Decrypter Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: Yes
Free Sectors: 2,298,496
Free Space: 4,707,319,808 bytes
Free Time: 510:48:46 (MM:SS:FF)
Maximum Write Rate: 1,385 KB/s (1x)
Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: OPTODISCK001
Physical Format Information:
Book Type: DVD-RW
Part Version: 2
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: 10.08Mbps
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
